University sights in Kingston
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Mico Teachers College
The impressive wooden colonial structures north of Wolmer’s School house one of the oldest teacher-training colleges in the world, Mico Teachers College. The original funds to establish the institution were bequest in a bizarre set of circumstances. In 1670, a nephew of Lady Mico refused at the eleventh hour to marry one of her six nieces. The unused dowry was invested, with a portion being set aside as ransom to liberate Christian captives from Barbary pirates. A century and a half later, as piracy waned, the considerable accumulated assets were used to establish the Mico Colleges with a mission to educate former slaves after emancipation. The impressive main building …
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Wolmer’s School
At the northern end of National Heroes Park you’ll find Wolmer’s School, a venerable educational establishment founded in 1729 at the bequest of a Swiss-German goldsmith. It has produced many notable figures, including prime ministers and governor generals.
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